From the episodes I saw yesterday it seems like some people do try to get on the show. Some of the stuff can be fixed pretty easily. Ceiling fabric coming apart? Staples and a bed sheet. Those people just leave the car trashed and leave food to get moldy and stuff like that. They probably wouldn't even take care of the "new" car they get.

My one question about the show is what do they do if anything to the actual components of a car. Some of these cars barely run as it is. Do they replace the engines and crap also?